Catalog Catch Up: B.G. – "I Ain't Got Nothing"

After the Hot Boys fell apart and life took its course, I did my best to keep up with each individual member. Juvenile, who was my favorite at one point, never actually saw the same commercial success after leaving Cash Money. That and something crazy happened with his voice. Turk caught a case, went to prison and is still dealing with legal ramifications. We all know what happened with Wayne‘s career. But B.G. managed to always keep his head above water. At least on my radar, he did.

One thing about Gizzle is that his music has always be three things: raw, honest and vivid. On 2006′s The Heart of the Streetz Vol. 2: I Am What I Am, the Chopper City general exhibited all three of those characteristics on the song “I Ain’t Got Nothing.” Four years ago, the “stop snitching” movement was alive and well and B.G. did his part to promote it. See, other rappers at the time took and ran with the slogan, but not many were as believable as the former Hot Boy. I mean, there really isn’t anyone out there who can attempt to assassinate his character. If there is, they would have done so by now.

You want raw?

Get the f*ck with that weak  game
I ain’t lettin’ no informant put me on a chain gang
I ain’t bout to get caught up
I ain’t bout to get trapped
I only talk about pussy on the phone cause I know they tapped…

How about honest?

Don’t tell, that’s against the grain
That’s against the code
Real n*ggas don’t bend or fold
I ain’t never told nothin’
I don’t care what it was
I ain’t even tell my mama Dad was f*ckin’ her cuz…

And last but not least, if you need something vivid:

I can’t believe n*gga flipped the switch
Tryna get me pinched
Cause them d*ck suckers offered him 10
And he can’t do a day and a half
He gettin’ down on everybody
Tellin’ what, when and where
Real n*gga woulda took it and laughed
And been home in a minute
But these busters ain’t playin’ fair…

Just reading the words doesn’t do the song justice. It really is one of those records you need to hear to fully immerse yourself in all its hood lessons. By the end of the song, however, you’ll know one thing about B.G. – if you ever decide to rob a bank, take him with you. In the unfortunate case you’re caught, Gizzle ain’t seeing nothing. Gizzle ain’t do nothing. And Gizzle ain’t got nothing. You know how the game goes.

DL: B.G. – “I Ain’t Got Nothing”